The 25 Biggest Badasses in Sports Today

J.R. Smith, Money Mayweather, Johnny Football, and more of your favorites.

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Being a badass in sports isn’t just about your performance on the field of play, granted you definitely have to be killing it, it’s also about how you live your life once you leave the locker room. 2012 saw several athletes step their game up significantly, and a few newcomers take the sports world by storm. Whatever their case or situation was, these athletes did their thing, and look ready to keep doing their thing for the foreseeable future. In today’s world, whether it be in sports or any other profession, the emphasis is always on what have you done for me lately. Well, in the case of these athletes the answer is, quite a lot. From J.R. Smith doing what he does to Floyd Mayweather being unstoppable,  check out, The 25 Biggest Badasses in Sports Today.  

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Written by Adam Silvers (@silversurfer103)

 

25. Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey

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24. Kyrie Irving

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23. James Harden

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22. Calvin Johnson

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21. Tiger Woods

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20. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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19. Rafael Nadal

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18. Russell Wilson

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17. Kevin Durant

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16. Chris Davis

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15. J.J.Watt

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14. Yasiel Puig

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13. Cristiano Ronaldo

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12. Marshawn Lynch

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11. Patrick Kane

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10. Miguel Cabrera

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9. J.R. Smith

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8. Serena Williams

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7. Jon "Bones" Jones

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6. Lionel Messi

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5. LeBron James

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4. Peyton Manning

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3. Floyd Mayweather

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2. Johnny Manziel

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1. Mario Balotelli

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